IUCN celebrates the International Year of Forests
24 January 2011. Join us in celebrating all that’s wonderful about the world’s forests—our jungles, woods and mangroves—and what they mean for the well-being of people and the planet. The United Nations has proclaimed 2011 as the International Year of Forests (Forests 2011) and IUCN is helping to promote awareness of the critical role that forests play, not least as the source of food security and livelihoods for more than 1.6 billion people.
New international report to secure natural riches of North Africa and the Middle East
An international conservation project has brought together botanists and scientists from the Middle East and North Africa - Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Occupied Palestinian Territories, Syria and Tunisia - in an unprecedented bid to secure the future of the region’s wildlife. … | French | Spanish
01 Jun 2011 | International news release
Global forestry institutions call for more community-based forest management
The leading international organizations working to protect and manage the world’s forests are calling for governments across the globe to increase communities’ role in forest management. Doing so could contribute to lifting close to a billion people out of poverty, as well as improve the health and vitality of forests. …
22 Apr 2011 | News story
Mediterranean Forest Week in Avignon
In the framework of the International Year of Forests, the event will be held in Avignon (France) from 5th-8th April 2011. …
01 Apr 2011 | Event
Other highlights
NEWS: Rwanda – restoring nature for future prosperity
The Rwandan government’s plans to restore the country’s lost forest lands and boost national development, show real political commitment to deal with ecosystem degradation and its impacts on the rural poor, says IUCN.
NEW YORK DIARY: daily update from the UN Forum on Forests
IUCN's delegation's inside view on what's happening and an insight into the key issues at stake.
ON THE GROUND: Closer to forests, out of poverty
The forests that provide most of Beijing’s water are being given a new lease of life by the partial lifting of a logging quota for the first time in 20 years.
